Qiagen QIAcuity 911000, User Manual

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QIAcuity User Manual 06/2022 269
Calibration of thermal cycler
The thermal cycler is designed to operate with the same specifications over the lifetime of the
instrument. To ensure and verify the quality of the cycler, the calibration of the thermal cycler is part
of an annual scheduled service visit.
Decontaminating the QIAcuity
If the QIAcuity is contaminated with infectious material, it should be decontaminated. If hazardous
material is spilt on the outer surfaces or the plate trays of the QIAcuity, the user is responsible for
carrying out appropriate decontamination. If damaged plates were used and the inside of the
instrument is contaminated, please contact QIAGEN Technical Services.
The QIAcuity should also be decontaminated before shipping (e.g., back to QIAGEN). In this case,
a decontamination certificate must be completed to confirm that the decontamination procedure has
been carried out.
To decontaminate the QIAcuity, follow the procedure in section Disinfection, using the
recommended disinfection agents.
Regular maintenance procedure for QIAcuity Instrument Software
The QIAcuity stores various information about the runs and plates used in the instrument. Images
created during the runs are deleted automatically after they are transferred to the QIAcuity Software
Suite. If the instrument is not connected to the Software Suite, the data is cached on the local storage
until a connection to the Software Suite is established. Other plate information is saved on the local
storage of the device as temporary data.
Deleting temporary data
You can remove temporary data from the instrument to save space on the local storage or to clear
some space on the disk when the disk space becomes full. The current state of available storage is
shown in the Storage Info pane and the below Disk Monitor icon (once clicked).
When the disk space is running low, a notification is shown to all users. Operators do not have
permission to delete the temporary files, and they are instructed to contact their administrator.
1. Tap the Tools icon.
2. Tap Data Management.